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Sometimes, the pharmacist just can't leave the counter. At certain locations, that dedication persists even after death, leading to tales of spectral pharmacists causing mischief and strange events at their former pharmacies.

Leading groups fighting chronic disease argue that Congress intended for eligible consumers to receive tax credits that help make health coverage bought in either federal or state-run marketplaces more affordable.

Police have taken suspects into custody in conjunction with recent armed robberies at Rite Aid and CVS pharmacies.

The World Health Organization convened a high-level emergency meeting with government leaders and pharmaceutical company representatives earlier this week to discuss issues surrounding access to experimental Ebola vaccines.

Pfizer's serotonin and norepinephrine reuptake inhibitor, desvenlafaxine (Pristiq), has low potential for causing sexual dysfunction in patients with major depressive disorder.

Asthmatics with vitamin D deficiency are significantly more susceptible to acute asthma attacks.

Members of Congress have launched an investigation into the increasing generic drug prices that are plaguing both patients and pharmacists.

New recommendations for the removal of protective gear highlight the need for enhanced technologies.

Should CVS Caremark be allowed to charge patients more for buying their prescriptions at stores that sell tobacco?

The FDA today approved the first vaccine licensed in the United States to prevent invasive serogroup B meningococcal disease in patients aged 10 to 25 years.

Police in Hawaii have arrested and charged a man with second-degree robbery after he allegedly threatened to blow up a pharmacy if the staff did not give him drugs.

It was just a few years ago that jobs for recent pharmacy graduates offered 6 figures, a competitive signing bonus, and a choice of several work locations.

Marius Wernig, MD, Of Stanford University, was awarded the New York Stem Cell Foundation-Robertson Stem Cell Prize for his breakthrough showing that human skin cells can be directly converted to brain cells.

Agave nectar and placebo may be more effective in treating a child's cough than "watchful waiting" with no treatment at all.

ASHP is pleased to announce the selection of PharmAcademic from the McCreadie Group, Inc., to support the evaluation of residents and to provide documentation of a systems-based approach to training for ASHP-accredited residencies under the new, recently-approved PGY1 residency standard.

A perceived increase in confirmed cases of enterovirus D68 may be attributable to a faster lab test recently put in place by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Because orally administered morphine is associated with a significantly greater number of adverse events, ibuprofen is the better choice for relieving pain in children with broken bones.

From West Virginia to Utah, robbers have demanded narcotic drugs from pharmacies at gunpoint.

Roughly two-thirds of emergency department admissions for overdoses involve prescription opioid medications.

Federal officials are questioning state policies that mandate a 21-day quarantine of health care workers who treat Ebola patients.

Two groups of students from MCPHS University were named winners of the People's Choice Poster Competition at the 10th Annual New England Pharmacists Convention.

Women who develop gestational diabetes mellitus tend to have daughters who become obese later in childhood.